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Tagged: beauty in nature

Life Is Fragile: Learn to See
Posted on Saturday, April 11th, 2020 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: @carol_mcclain, Annie Dillard, beauty in nature, Carol McClain, corona virus, gratitude, how to survive living quarantined, learning to see, Life is Fragile:Learn to See, pandemic, Pilgram at Tinker Creek, Psalm 104:24-25, Writing Redemption
by: Carol McClain @CAROL_MCCLAIN Friends and I hike the Smokies looking for Jack-in-the-Pulpits. Little Annie Margaret is the master. Me? Not so much. Finding them is a matter of seeing. Obvious? Not really. You have to look. You have to be present and be willing to see. Are you near a stream–not on it or adjacent …[ read more ]
Find Beauty. It Hides in Plain Sight
Posted on Thursday, April 9th, 2020 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: @carol_mcclain, 10 beauties of nature, Annie Dillard, Beauty hides in plain sight, beauty in nature, Carol McClain, creation, extravagant gestures, how to cope with Covid-19, Job 12: 7-10, Pilgrim on Tinker Creek, Writing Redemption
by: Carol McClain @CAROL_MCCLAIN Let’s face it. With Covid-19, our world has grown small. We’re tempted to despair as family members fall prey to the virus, and friends need to be socially distant. Our lives are, according to Annie Dillard (and I have many a student who will groan as they hear me return to my …[ read more ]

The Extravagance of God
@carol_mcclain When I see a flower I stop. I examine the bloom, look at it from all angles, check the smell, and at last--photograph it. Everything about flowers captivates me--texture, scent, color, size. My photo albums are full of pictures that probably bore others, but delight me. How could God have created such diversity? We know we live in an "unfair" world. Some people, with little effort or with family influence, have everything. Some because of race or religion have little. Despite this, God has strewn the world with beauty--free to anyone who will look. Besides flowers, fish intrigue me.… ...[ full story ]

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